2003 Atlanta Braves season

The 2003 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 38th season in Atlanta and 133rd overall. The Braves won their ninth consecutive division title, finishing 10 games ahead of the second-place Florida Marlins. The Braves lost the NLDS to the Chicago Cubs, 3–2. The Braves finished 2003 with their best offensive season up to that point in franchise history, hitting a franchise record 235 home runs. Atlanta also had one of the most noteworthy combined offensive outfield productions in league history.

2003 Atlanta Braves
National League East champions
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Turner Field
City	Atlanta
Record	101–61 (.623)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	AOL Time Warner
General managers	John Schuerholz
Managers	Bobby Cox
Television	TBS Superstation (Don Sutton, Joe Simpson) Turner South (Pete Van Wieren) FSN South (Tom Paciorek, Bob Rathbun)
Radio	WSB (AM) (Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray) WWWE (Luis Octavio Dozal, Jose Manuel Flores)
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The Braves' starting rotation had new faces in 2003, but aged pitchers. Opposite of what they were traditionally known for in years earlier. Greg Maddux was joined by trade acquisitions Mike Hampton and Russ Ortiz, free agent Shane Reynolds and rookie Horacio Ramírez. Critics noted had Atlanta had a younger staff with this offense, they would've been more likely to win the World Series. Marcus Giles had an All-Star season as the Braves' second baseman and Gary Sheffield as the Braves' right fielder. Sheffield finished with a top 5 voting in NL MVP voting. 2003 also marked the last season for Maddux, ending his tenure in Atlanta after 11 seasons.

Offseason

• November 18, 2002: Mike Hampton was traded by the Florida Marlins with cash to the Atlanta Braves for Ryan Baker (minors) and Tim Spooneybarger. (Hampton had been traded to the Marlins from the Colorado Rockies on November 16, 2002)^[1]
• November 20, 2002: Donzell McDonald was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[2]
• December 16, 2002: Ray King was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Atlanta Braves for John Foster and Wes Helms.^[3]
• December 17, 2002: Russ Ortiz was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Atlanta Braves for Damian Moss and Merkin Valdez.^[4]
• December 18, 2002: Paul Byrd was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves. (Byrd did not play for the Braves in 2003)^[5]
• December 19, 2002: Greg Maddux was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[6]
• December 20, 2002: Johnny Estrada was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Atlanta Braves for Kevin Millwood.^[7]
• January 6, 2003: Robert Fick signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[8]
• January 8, 2003: Julio Franco was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[9]
• January 23, 2003: Roberto Hernandez signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[10]
• April 10, 2003: Shane Reynolds signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[11]

Regular season

• In 2003, John Smoltz set a Major League record (since tied) by having 34 saves before the All-Star Break.^[12]
• May 23, 2003 – During the Atlanta Braves 15-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds, Braves players Rafael Furcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield hit consecutive home runs to start the game.^[13]
• On August 10, 2003, Rafael Furcal of the Braves had an unassisted triple play. He caught the liner, touched second base, and tagged the runner going back to first base.^[14]

Opening Day starters

Position	Name
Starting Pitcher	Greg Maddux
Catcher	Henry Blanco
First Baseman	Robert Fick
Second Baseman	Marcus Giles
Third Baseman	Vinny Castilla
Shortstop	Rafael Furcal
Left Fielder	Chipper Jones
Center Fielder	Andruw Jones
Right Fielder	Gary Sheffield

Season standings

National League East

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NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	101	61	.623	—	55‍–‍26	46‍–‍35
Florida Marlins	91	71	.562	10	53‍–‍28	38‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	.531	15	49‍–‍32	37‍–‍44
Montreal Expos	83	79	.512	18	52‍–‍29	31‍–‍50
New York Mets	66	95	.410	34½	34‍–‍46	32‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

2003 National League record v t e Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2003
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	2–5	2–4	7–2	10–9	2–5	5–1	10–9	3–3	4–2	4–2	4–2	3–3	9–10	5–14	3–3	11–4
Atlanta	5–2	—	4–2	3–3	6–0	9–10	5–1	4–2	4–2	12–7	11–8	9–10	7–2	6–1	2–4	4–2	10–5
Chicago	4–2	2–4	—	10–7	3–3	4–2	9–7	2–4	10–6	3–3	5–1	1–5	10–8	4–2	4–2	8–9	9–9
Cincinnati	2–7	3–3	7–10	—	4–2	2–4	5–12	2–4	8–10	2–4	2–4	5–4	5–11	3–3	3–3	9–7	7–5
Colorado	9–10	0–6	3–3	2–4	—	4–2	2–4	7–12	5–1	3–4	2–5	2–4	3–6	12–7	7–12	4–2	9–6
Florida	5–2	10–9	2–4	4–2	2–4	—	1–5	2–5	7–2	13–6	12–7	13–6	2–4	5–1	1–5	3–3	9–6
Houston	1–5	1–5	7–9	12–5	4–2	5–1	—	4–2	9–8	3–3	2–4	2–4	10–6	3–3	2–4	11–7	11–7
Los Angeles	9–10	2–4	4–2	4–2	12–7	5–2	2–4	—	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–5	5–1	8–11	6–13	4–2	11–7
Milwaukee	3–3	2–4	6–10	10–8	1–5	2–7	8–9	2–4	—	0–6	6–3	4–2	10–7	5–1	1–5	3–13	5–7
Montreal	2–4	7–12	3–3	4–2	4–3	6–13	3–3	2–4	6–0	—	14–5	8–11	3–3	4–2	7–0	1–5	9–9
New York	2–4	8–11	1–5	4–2	5–2	7–12	4–2	3–3	3–6	5–14	—	7–12	4–2	3–3	4–2	1–5	5–10
Philadelphia	2–4	10–9	5–1	4–5	4–2	6–13	4–2	5–2	2–4	11–8	12–7	—	2–4	4–3	3–3	4–2	8–7
Pittsburgh	3–3	2–7	8–10	11–5	6–3	4–2	6–10	1–5	7–10	3–3	2–4	4–2	—	4–2	2–4	7–10	5–7
San Diego	10–9	1–6	2–4	3–3	7–12	1–5	3–3	11–8	1–5	2–4	3–3	3–4	2–4	—	5–14	2–4	8–10
San Francisco	14–5	4–2	2–4	3–3	12–7	5–1	4–2	13–6	5–1	0–7	2–4	3–3	4–2	14–5	—	5–1	10–8
St. Louis	3–3	2–4	9–8	7–9	2–4	3–3	7–11	2–4	13–3	5–1	5–1	2–4	10–7	4–2	1–5	—	10–8

Notable transactions

• August 29, 2003: Jaret Wright was selected off waivers by the Atlanta Braves from the San Diego Padres.^[15]
• Notable draft signings in 2003 include Jarrod Saltalamacchia (36th overall) and Jonny Venters (30th round).^[16]

Roster

2003 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers 51 Jung Bong 26 Will Cunnane 43 Joey Dawley 49 Kevin Gryboski 32 Mike Hampton 34 Roberto Hernández 45 Trey Hodges 40 Darren Holmes 46 Ray King 31 Greg Maddux 38 Jason Marquis 50 Kent Mercker 48 Russ Ortiz 30 Horacio Ramírez 37 Shane Reynolds 29 John Smoltz 27 Jaret Wright		Catchers 20 Henry Blanco 23 Johnny Estrada  8 Javy López Infielders 19 Vinny Castilla  5 Robert Fick 14 Julio Franco  1 Rafael Furcal  2 Jesse Garcia 22 Marcus Giles		Outfielders 28 Darren Bragg 12 Mike Hessman 25 Andruw Jones 10 Chipper Jones 18 Ryan Langerhans 11 Gary Sheffield Other batters 16 Mark DeRosa  4 Matt Franco		Manager  6 Bobby Cox Coaches 39 Pat Corrales (bench) 52 Bobby Dews (bullpen) 33 Fredi González (third base) 17 Glenn Hubbard (first base) 54 Leo Mazzone (pitching)  9 Terry Pendleton (hitting)

Game log

2003 Game Log: 101–61 (Home: 55–26; Away: 46–35)
March/April: 17–10 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 March 31 Expos 2–10 Armas (1–0) Maddux (0–1) — 40,258 0–1 2 April 2 Expos 0–3 Day (1–0) Ramirez (0–1) Biddle (1) 19,116 0–2 3 April 3 Expos 0–4 Vazquez (1–0) Ortiz (0–1) — 19,505 0–3 4 April 4 Marlins 12–7 Hernandez (1–0) Nunez (0–1) Smoltz (1) 20,642 1–3 5 April 5 Marlins 1–17 Beckett (1–1) Maddux (0–2) — 23,081 1–4 6 April 6 Marlins 13–4 Ramirez (1–1) Penny (0–1) — 21,253 2–4 7 April 7 Marlins 3–0 Ortiz (1–1) Pavano (0–2) Smoltz (2) 19,326 3–4 8 April 8 @ Phillies 3–4 (10) Mesa (1–0) Gryboski (0–1) — 13,283 3–5 9 April 9 @ Phillies 2–16 Padilla (1–1) Maddux (0–3) — 14,724 3–6 10 April 10 @ Phillies 6–2 Holmes (1–0) Roa (0–2) — 14,840 4–6 11 April 11 @ Marlins 4–7 Penny (1–1) Ramirez (1–2) Looper (1) 12,045 4–7 12 April 12 @ Marlins 5–12 Pavano (1–2) Ortiz (1–2) — 25,203 4–8 13 April 13 @ Marlins 7–1 Maddux (1–3) Redman (1–2) Smoltz (3) 21,834 5–8 14 April 15 @ Expos* 2–1 (10) Bong (1–0) Smith (1–1) Smoltz (4) 13,399 6–8 15 April 16 @ Expos* 3–2 Ramirez (2–2) Ohka (1–2) Smoltz (5) 15,571 7–8 16 April 17 @ Expos* 14–8 (10) Bong (2–0) Biddle (1–1) — 13,170 8–8 17 April 18 Phillies 5–4 Gryboski (1–1) Wolf (2–1) Smoltz (6) 28,100 9–8 18 April 19 Phillies 0–4 Padilla (3–1) Hampton (0–1) — 29,777 9–9 19 April 20 Phillies 8–1 Reynolds (1–0) Duckworth (0–1) — 22,978 10–9 20 April 22 Cardinals 5–3 Ortiz (2–2) Stephenson (1–2) Smoltz (7) 20,969 11–9 21 April 23 Cardinals 4–2 Maddux (2–3) Morris (1–2) Smoltz (8) 21,338 12–9 22 April 24 Cardinals 4–3 King (1–0) Kline (0–2) — 24,184 13–9 23 April 25 Brewers 5–12 Sheets (2–2) Reynolds (1–1) — 21,938 13–10 24 April 26 Brewers 3–2 King (2–0) de los Santos (0–2) Smoltz (9) 27,313 14–10 25 April 27 Brewers 7–1 Ortiz (3–2) Rusch (1–4) — 26,349 15–10 26 April 29 @ Astros 3–1 Maddux (3–3) Oswalt (2–3) Smoltz (10) 28,467 16–10 27 April 30 @ Astros 11–1 Hampton (1–1) Miller (0–3) — 24,018 17–10 *Games the Montreal Expos played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the 2003 season counted as Expos home games.
May: 20–8 (Home: 9–3; Away: 11–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 28 May 1 @ Astros 8–7 Hernandez (2–0) Wagner (1–2) Smoltz (11) 24,673 18–10 29 May 2 @ Diamondbacks 4–2 (11) Bong (3–0) Mantei (3–1) — 38,287 19–10 30 May 3 @ Diamondbacks 6–7 Villarreal (2–2) Gryboski (1–2) Mantei (5) 44,398 19–11 31 May 4 @ Diamondbacks 7–4 (11) Hodges (1–0) Capuano (0–1) Smoltz (12) 38,851 20–11 32 May 6 Rockies 3–2 Hernandez (3–0) Jones (0–1) Smoltz (13) 18,108 21–11 – May 7 Rockies Postponed (rain); rescheduled for May 8 33 May 8 (1) Rockies 12–6 Reynolds (2–1) Cruz (3–3) Smoltz (14) N/A 22–11 34 May 8 (2) Rockies 5–2 Ortiz (4–2) Chacon (4–2) Smoltz (15) 22,829 23–11 35 May 9 Giants 2–9 Foppert (2–2) Maddux (3–4) Brower (2) 32,040 23–12 36 May 10 Giants 6–3 Gryboski (2–2) Nathan (4–1) — 39,357 24–12 37 May 11 Giants 7–3 Hampton (2–1) Schmidt (3–1) — 28,329 25–12 38 May 12 @ Dodgers 11–4 Bong (4–0) Gagne (0–1) — 27,458 26–12 39 May 13 @ Dodgers 3–1 Ortiz (5–2) Quantrill (0–2) Smoltz (16) 31,021 27–12 40 May 14 @ Dodgers 1–5 Brown (4–1) Maddux (3–5) — 29,343 27–13 41 May 15 @ Padres 15–6 Ramirez (3–2) Deago (0–1) — 15,818 28–13 42 May 16 @ Padres 6–4 Gryboski (3–2) Nagy (0–1) Smoltz (17) 24,229 29–13 43 May 17 @ Padres 12–2 Reynolds (3–1) Loewer (0–1) — 28,551 30–13 44 May 18 @ Padres 6–3 Ortiz (6–2) Lawrence (2–5) Smoltz (18) 23,776 31–13 45 May 20 @ Reds 8–9 Sullivan (5–0) Hernandez (3–1) Williamson (11) 24,076 31–14 46 May 21 @ Reds 3–9 Reitsma (3–1) Hampton (2–2) — 33,355 31–15 47 May 22 @ Reds 9–4 Reynolds (4–1) Dempster (1–4) — 28,962 32–15 48 May 23 Mets 5–6 Trachsel (3–2) Ortiz (6–3) Benitez (14) 33,270 32–16 49 May 24 Mets 10–4 Ramirez (4–2) Glavine (5–4) — 40,912 33–16 50 May 25 Mets 3–1 Hernandez (4–1) Weathers (1–4) Smoltz (19) 41,432 34–16 51 May 26 Reds 6–7 (11) White (2–0) Hernandez (4–2) — 33,455 34–17 52 May 27 Reds 3–2 (10) Hodges (2–0) Reitsma (3–2) — 23,041 35–17 53 May 28 Reds 15–3 Ortiz (7–3) Austin (2–3) Bong (1) 25,713 36–17 54 May 30 @ Mets 5–2 Maddux (4–5) Glavine (5–5) Smoltz (20) 26,439 37–17 55 May 31 @ Mets 2–4 Seo (2–2) Hampton (2–3) Benitez (16) 33,378 37–18
June: 14–11 (Home: 8–3; Away: 6–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 56 June 1 @ Mets 4–10 Leiter (6–2) Gryboski (3–3) — 25,162 37–19 57 June 3 Rangers 6–5 Gryboski (4–3) Urbina (0–2) Smoltz (21) 30,444 38–19 58 June 4 Rangers 5–2 Maddux (5–5) Thomson (3–7) Smoltz (22) 30,836 39–19 59 June 5 Rangers 8–4 Bong (5–0) Fultz (1–1) — 35,944 40–19 – June 6 Pirates Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 5 60 June 7 Pirates 8–6 Hernandez (5–2) Boehringer (3–2) Smoltz (23) 35,397 41–19 61 June 8 Pirates 6–5 Hodges (3–0) Fogg (2–3) Smoltz (24) 29,869 42–19 62 June 10 @ Athletics 3–4 (12) Bradford (5–3) Bong (5–1) — 22,088 42–20 63 June 11 @ Athletics 11–6 Ramirez (5–2) Lilly (3–5) — 35,618 43–20 64 June 12 @ Athletics 4–2 Reynolds (5–1) Zito (7–5) Smoltz (25) 21,173 44–20 65 June 13 @ Mariners 1–2 Garcia (7–6) Ortiz (7–4) Nelson (4) 45,791 44–21 66 June 14 @ Mariners 3–1 Hampton (3–3) Moyer (10–3) Smoltz (26) 45,971 45–21 67 June 15 @ Mariners 1–2 Meche (9–3) Maddux (5–6) Nelson (5) 45,732 45–22 68 June 17 @ Phillies 4–5 Wendell (1–1) Holmes (1–1) — 24,133 45–23 69 June 18 @ Phillies 6–1 Ortiz (8–4) Millwood (8–5) — 26,475 46–23 70 June 19 @ Phillies 2–3 Mesa (2–4) Smoltz (0–1) — 27,207 46–24 71 June 20 Orioles 6–3 Maddux (6–6) Ponson (9–4) Smoltz (27) 35,526 47–24 72 June 21 Orioles 10–2 Ramirez (6–2) Lopez (1–4) — 46,860 48–24 73 June 22 Orioles 3–9 Johnson (6–3) Reynolds (5–2) Hentgen (1) 34,904 48–25 74 June 24 Phillies 5–3 Ortiz (9–4) Millwood (8–6) Smoltz (28) 31,796 49–25 75 June 25 Phillies 1–8 Padilla (6–7) Maddux (6–7) — 31,724 49–26 76 June 26 Phillies 1–8 Wolf (9–3) Hampton (3–4) — 30,405 49–27 77 June 27 @ Devil Rays 8–2 Ramirez (7–2) Gonzalez (3–4) — 16,398 50–27 78 June 28 @ Devil Rays 7–9 Zambrano (5–4) Reynolds (5–3) Carter (13) 26,696 50–28 79 June 29 @ Devil Rays 2–0 Ortiz (10–4) Sosa (1–6) Smoltz (29) 22,670 51–28 80 June 30 @ Marlins 1–8 Redman (6–3) Maddux (6–8) — 11,254 51–29
July: 20–8 (Home: 11–4; Away: 9–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 81 July 1 @ Marlins 1–20 Beckett (3–3) Hampton (3–5) — 13,073 51–30 82 July 2 @ Marlins 2–1 (13) Gryboski (5–3) Almanza (4–5) Smoltz (30) 30,634 52–30 83 July 3 Expos 4–5 Vargas (6–3) Reynolds (5–4) Manon (1) 31,607 52–31 84 July 4 Expos 8–6 Ortiz (11–4) Ohka (7–8) Smoltz (31) 48,923 53–31 85 July 5 Expos 3–2 Bong (6–1) Biddle (3–3) — 34,454 54–31 86 July 6 Expos 7–5 Hampton (4–5) Drew (0–1) Smoltz (32) 27,724 55–31 87 July 7 @ Mets 7–3 Ramirez (8–2) Seo (5–5) — 32,399 56–31 88 July 8 @ Mets 5–3 Reynolds (6–4) Roach (0–2) Smoltz (33) 29,096 57–31 89 July 9 @ Mets 6–3 Ortiz (12–4) Glavine (6–9) Smoltz (34) 30,308 58–31 90 July 10 @ Cubs 13–3 Maddux (7–8) Estes (6–8) — 38,756 59–31 91 July 11 @ Cubs 9–5 Hampton (5–5) Prior (8–5) — 39,334 60–31 92 July 12 @ Cubs 3–7 Clement (7–7) Ramirez (8–3) — 39,980 60–32 93 July 13 @ Cubs 7–2 Reynolds (7–4) Zambrano (6–8) — 39,832 61–32 74th All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois 94 July 17 Mets 3–2 Maddux (8–8) Franco (0–2) — 36,688 62–32 95 July 18 Mets 11–4 Hampton (6–5) Seo (5–6) — 44,815 63–32 96 July 19 Mets 7–4 Ortiz (13–4) Glavine (6–10) Smoltz (35) 45,759 64–32 97 July 20 Mets 11–8 King (3–0) Stanton (2–4) Smoltz (36) 36,029 65–32 98 July 21 Cubs 6–15 Veres (1–1) Reynolds (7–5) — 39,950 65–33 99 July 22 Cubs 8–4 Maddux (9–8) Mitre (0–1) — 39,226 66–33 100 July 23 Marlins 4–5 (12) Bump (3–0) Hodges (3–1) — 27,137 66–34 101 July 24 Marlins 5–2 Ortiz (14–4) Penny (8–8) Smoltz (37) 33,711 67–34 102 July 25 @ Expos 8–9 (11) Ayala (7–2) Bong (6–2) — 10,069 67–35 103 July 26 @ Expos 15–4 Reynolds (8–5) Day (4–4) — 14,132 68–35 104 July 27 @ Expos 10–13 Manon (1–2) King (3–1) Biddle (25) 16,074 68–36 105 July 28 @ Expos 10–8 Hampton (7–5) Vazquez (8–7) Smoltz (38) 9,750 69–36 106 July 29 Astros 6–3 Ortiz (15–4) Stone (5–4) Smoltz (39) 30,415 70–36 107 July 30 Astros 3–7 Villone (3–1) Ramirez (8–4) — 27,960 70–37 108 July 31 Astros 7–4 Reynolds (9–5) Miller (7–10) Smoltz (40) 30,047 71–37
August: 16–12 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 109 August 1 Dodgers 2–0 Maddux (10–8) Nomo (12–9) Smoltz (41) 37,951 72–37 110 August 2 Dodgers 6–4 Hampton (8–5) Ashby (2–9) Smoltz (42) 47,506 73–37 111 August 3 Dodgers 4–8 Mota (3–2) Ortiz (15–5) — 34,930 73–38 112 August 5 @ Brewers 3–4 DeJean (3–7) Holmes (1–2) Kolb (5) 20,986 73–39 113 August 6 @ Brewers 10–2 Maddux (11–8) Franklin (7–9) — 30,010 74–39 114 August 7 @ Brewers 7–1 Hampton (9–5) Obermueller (0–3) — 31,097 75–39 115 August 8 @ Cardinals 7–2 Ortiz (16–5) Fassero (1–6) — 45,796 76–39 116 August 9 @ Cardinals 1–3 Stephenson (6–11) Reynolds (9–6) Isringhausen (10) 47,692 76–40 117 August 10 @ Cardinals 2–3 Eldred (5–4) Smoltz (0–2) Isringhausen (11) 39,320 76–41 118 August 12 Padres 4–14 Eaton (7–8) Maddux (11–9) — 25,422 76–42 119 August 13 Padres 7–1 Hampton (10–5) Jarvis (4–5) — 20,862 77–42 120 August 14 Padres 7–4 Ortiz (17–5) Peavy (9–9) Smoltz (43) 23,923 78–42 121 August 15 Diamondbacks 10–4 Reynolds (10–6) Johnson (3–5) — 34,544 79–42 122 August 16 Diamondbacks 10–6 Gryboski (6–3) Oropesa (3–3) — 49,127 80–42 123 August 17 Diamondbacks 0–2 Schilling (7–6) Maddux (11–10) Mantei (18) 37,606 80–43 124 August 18 Diamondbacks 6–1 Hampton (11–5) Batista (7–7) — 23,986 81–43 125 August 19 @ Giants 4–5 (10) Worrell (4–3) King (3–2) — 42,307 81–44 126 August 20 @ Giants 1–2 Nathan (8–3) Gryboski (6–4) — 41,974 81–45 127 August 21 @ Giants 3–4 (10) Rodriguez (7–2) Hodges (3–2) — 41,745 81–46 128 August 22 @ Rockies 9–3 Maddux (12–10) Jennings (10–12) — 35,578 82–46 129 August 23 @ Rockies 5–4 Hampton (12–5) Tsao (2–2) Smoltz (44) 42,303 83–46 130 August 24 @ Rockies 12–6 Ortiz (18–5) Stark (2–2) — 31,227 84–46 131 August 26 Mets 5–6 Seo (8–8) Reynolds (10–7) Stanton (4) 24,694 84–47 132 August 27 Mets 4–1 Maddux (13–10) Heilman (2–6) Mercker (1) 23,755 85–47 133 August 28 Mets 1–3 Leiter (13–7) Hampton (12–6) Weathers (5) 27,856 85–48 134 August 29 @ Pirates 5–6 Tavárez (3–3) Cunnane (0–1) — 27,415 85–49 135 August 30 @ Pirates 13–6 Ramirez (9–4) Perez (4–8) — 21,323 86–49 136 August 31 @ Pirates 10–4 Reynolds (11–7) D'Amico (8–13) — 23,822 87–49
September: 14–12 (Home: 9–5; Away: 5–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 137 September 1 @ Mets 2–3 Wheeler (1–2) Hodges (3–3) Weathers (6) 23,877 87–50 138 September 2 @ Mets 1–3 Leiter (14–7) Hampton (12–7) Weathers (7) 24,390 87–51 139 September 3 @ Mets 3–9 Trachsel (14–8) Ortiz (18–6) — 16,439 87–52 140 September 5 (1) Pirates 3–2 (10) Cunnane (1–1) Corey (0–2) — N/A 88–52 141 September 5 (2) Pirates 3–5 Corey (1–2) Reynolds (11–8) Tavárez (5) 31,849 88–53 142 September 6 Pirates 9–2 Maddux (14–10) D'Amico (8–14) — 36,932 89–53 143 September 7 Pirates 2–1 Hampton (13–7) Wells (7–8) Cunnane (1) 27,703 90–53 144 September 8 Phillies 6–4 Ortiz (19–6) Millwood (14–10) Cunnane (2) 17,543 91–53 145 September 9 Phillies 5–18 Wolf (14–9) Reynolds (11–9) — 21,257 91–54 146 September 10 Phillies 4–2 Ramirez (10–4) Padilla (13–10) Cunnane (3) 21,321 92–54 147 September 11 Phillies 3–8 Myers (14–7) Maddux (14–11) — 23,811 92–55 148 September 12 @ Marlins 4–5 Looper (6–3) King (3–3) — 25,622 92–56 149 September 13 @ Marlins 3–8 Willis (13–6) Ortiz (19–7) — 40,414 92–57 150 September 14 @ Marlins 8–4 Cunnane (2–1) Looper (6–4) — 18,725 93–57 151 September 15 @ Expos 10–6 Ramirez (11–4) L. Hernandez (15–9) — 9,696 94–57 152 September 16 @ Expos 4–5 (10) Biddle (5–8) R. Hernandez (5–3) — 9,843 94–58 153 September 17 @ Expos 14–4 Hampton (14–7) Tucker (1–3) — 17,526 95–58 154 September 19 Marlins 1–0 Ortiz (20–7) Beckett (8–8) — 35,942 96–58 155 September 20 Marlins 5–6 (11) Helling (8–8) Cunnane (2–2) — 42,496 96–59 156 September 21 Marlins 8–0 Maddux (15–11) Pavano (11–13) — 33,827 97–59 157 September 22 Marlins 3–6 Redman (14–9) Hampton (14–8) Urbina (29) 17,345 97–60 158 September 23 Expos 2–0 Wright (2–5) Vazquez (13–12) Smoltz (45) 22,539 98–60 159 September 24 Expos 9–1 Ortiz (21–7) Day (9–8) — 23,594 99–60 160 September 26 @ Phillies 6–0 Ramirez (12–4) Padilla (14–12) — 58,096 100–60 161 September 27 @ Phillies 6–7 (10) Cormier (8–0) King (3–4) — 58,303 100–61 162 September 28 @ Phillies 5–2 Maddux (16–11) Millwood (14–12) Marquis (1) 58,554 101–61
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Braves team member

Player stats

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Javy López	129	457	150	.328	43	109
1B	Robert Fick	126	409	110	.269	11	80
2B	Marcus Giles	145	551	174	.316	21	69
SS	Rafael Furcal	156	664	194	.292	15	61
3B	Vinny Castilla	147	542	150	.277	22	76
LF	Chipper Jones	153	555	169	.305	27	106
CF	Andruw Jones	156	595	165	.277	36	116
RF	Gary Sheffield	155	576	190	.330	39	132

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Mark DeRosa	103	266	70	.263	6	22
Julio Franco	103	197	58	.294	5	31
Darren Bragg	104	162	39	.241	0	9
Henry Blanco	55	151	30	.199	1	13
Matt Franco	112	134	33	.246	3	15
Johnny Estrada	16	36	11	.306	0	2
Mike Hessman	19	21	6	.286	2	3
Ryan Langerhans	16	15	4	.267	0	0
Jesse Garcia	13	10	4	.400	0	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Greg Maddux	36	218.1	16	11	3.96	124
Russ Ortiz	34	212.1	21	7	3.81	149
Mike Hampton	31	190.0	14	8	3.84	110
Horacio Ramírez	29	182.1	12	4	4.00	100
Shane Reynolds	30	167.1	11	9	5.43	94

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
John Smoltz	62	0	2	45	1.12	73
Ray King	80	3	4	0	3.51	43
Roberto Hernandez	66	5	3	0	4.35	45
Kevin Gryboski	64	6	4	0	3.86	32
Trey Hodges	52	3	3	0	4.66	66
Darren Holmes	48	1	2	0	4.29	46
Jung Bong	44	6	2	1	5.05	47
Jason Marquis	21	0	0	1	5.53	19
Will Cunnane	20	2	2	3	2.70	20
Kent Mercker	18	0	0	1	1.06	7
Jaret Wright	11	1	0	0	2.00	9
Joey Dawley	5	0	0	0	18.00	8

Postseason

Game log

2003 Postseason Game Log

National League Division Series: 2–3 # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 September 30 Cubs 2–4 Wood (1–0) Ortiz (0–1) Borowski (1) 52,043 0–1 2 October 1 Cubs 5–3 Smoltz (1–0) Veres (0–1) — 52,743 1–1 3 October 3 @ Cubs 1–3 Prior (1–0) Maddux (0–1) — 39,982 1–2 4 October 4 @ Cubs 6–4 Ortiz (1–1) Clement (0–1) Smoltz (1) 39,983 2–2 5 October 5 Cubs 1–5 Wood (2–0) Hampton (0–1) — 54,357 2–3

Award winners

2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Braves	International League	Pat Kelly
AA	Greenville Braves	Southern League	Brian Snitker
A	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Carolina League	Randy Ingle
A	Rome Braves	South Atlantic League	Rocket Wheeler
Rookie	Danville Braves	Appalachian League	Kevin McMullan
Rookie	GCL Braves	Gulf Coast League	Ralph Henriquez

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rome, GCL Braves^[17][18]